MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7816
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 16:12
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 439 60% 445 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 28 125 108 60 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 448 Write 375 Mixed 344 SusWrite 107 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 1.2 80% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 23.8 DQ Mixed 43.4 43% 73.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 102%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 238GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 491 Write 3.2 Mixed 9 35% 168 MB/s	4K Read 88.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 7.4 147% 33.8 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130 4,476 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 40GB free Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 309 312 314 314 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 313 Mixed 263 SusWrite 292 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 40.6 148% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 38.7 96% 203 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 98%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 167 168 167 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 154 Mixed 109 SusWrite 163 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 159 159 159 158 159 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 100 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 155 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20.1 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 61%

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Typical Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) Builds (Compare 612 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 GAMING (MS-7816) - $217

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	167x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	87x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	82x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	58x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	42x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $113Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 6,575 samples	16x
AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 0420 AM2L16BC4R1-B0ES 0420 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 13 samples	11x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16